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Hypersaline water

Hypersaline water is water with a very high salinity level (over 40).

Hypersaline water is found in closed environments that are isolated from the sea and subject to high levels of evaporation. This is the case of closed lagoons in the Pacific, or the Dead Sea.

The waters of Lake Mono, in California (USA) are both hypersaline and very alkaline. © A. Perucchi, Wikimédia CC by-sa 2.0 The waters of Lake Mono, in California (USA) are both hypersaline and very alkaline. © A. Perucchi, Wikimédia CC by-sa 2.0

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